Chapter 320

"As expected of you."

Pa, pa, pa.

After the conversation with Li Miao, Zheng Qi was silent for a while, but Zheng Anqi, who had been listening for a long time, laughed and even reached out to applaud.

"If I had known that there was a figure like you among the 'roots' back then, I would have done anything to keep you and cultivate you personally. Perhaps we wouldn't even have needed to take a trip to the Central Plains; you and I could have gotten things done by joining forces."

"However, it's not too late now."

He lifted his hand toward Li Miao from afar.

"Do you want to join forces?"

"I see that your 'Life' path is complete and flawless, but your 'Nature' path has yet to enter the gate. Join forces with me, and I can pass on 'Xuanlan' to you, and I can also take you to attack Yingzhou."

"I can tell you everything about your background and the foundation of the Yingzhou inheritance now; I will never hide anything."

Zheng Anqi's gaze swept over the corpses behind Li Miao.

"If you don't want to join forces with me, you can also do this—"

"I will give you the method of 'Xuanlan', and you will hold another dharma ritual. After you and I cultivate 'Xuanlan' to completion, we will then decide life and death. That way, if you win, you can get a complete realm for free. How about it?"

"You shouldn't care about a few lives, right?"

Li Miao shook his head and said with a smile.

"Of course I don't care."

He actually stepped forward directly toward Zheng Anqi. The two were not far apart to begin with, and while speaking, they were close, no more than a foot apart.

Two identical faces looked at each other and smiled.

One wore a high crown and broad belt, with wide robes and large sleeves, wrapped in ribbon-like protective True Qi, floating like a banished immortal; the other was entirely dark, with bloodstains all over his fists, sleeves, and collar, and his cold killing intent made him look like a Rakshasa evil ghost.

Li Miao raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Why, didn't you want to cooperate? Why are you still wearing protective True Qi?"

Zheng Anqi also smiled and said.

"Because I think that the moment I disperse my protective True Qi, you will smash your fist into my face."

Li Miao tilted his head and glanced down at Zheng Anqi's outstretched hand.

"You reached out your hand, didn't you want to shake hands with me? If you don't disperse your protective True Qi, how can I shake it? You don't seem to have much sincerity."

He reached out a hand.

"Or are you afraid?"

The smile on Zheng Anqi's face gradually faded.

He reached out his hand just to put on an attitude; he had never thought of really putting his hand into Li Miao's. Even if he were more arrogant, he wouldn't casually disperse his protective True Qi in front of Li Miao.

But he really couldn't bring himself to take his hand back and act as if nothing had happened.

At the foundation, he was as arrogant as Li Miao.

Zheng Qi on the side kicked her toe, and a long sword in the hand of a guard's corpse was held in her hand. She watched the two expressionlessly, neither making a move nor speaking.

After a long while, the mockery in Li Miao's smile became heavier, and Zheng Anqi suddenly laughed.

"Fine, if you want sincerity, naturally you can have it."

Whoosh—

He actually really dispersed his protective True Qi.

The two hands clasped together, and Zheng Anqi smiled and looked into Li Miao's eyes.

Li Miao raised an eyebrow.

"You really shook it?"

In an instant, green silk turned to snow.

Zheng Anqi only felt a sharp pain coming from his hand. He channeled his True Qi to try to break free, but found that Li Miao's hand was like an iron pincer, impossible to shake even a little!

His vision suddenly blurred! The sharp whistling of exploding air drilled into his ear holes!

Li Miao held Zheng Anqi's hand and swung him up as if wielding a weapon! His arm muscles bulged, tearing his sleeves, and the stone slabs under his feet shattered!

Li Miao swung Zheng Anqi and smashed him fiercely toward Zheng Qi!

"Cooperate? You're not worthy!"

Zheng Qi had already wrapped her protective True Qi around her long sword and turned sideways, wanting to dodge. But Li Miao took a step forward, erasing the distance she had dodged!

She had no choice but to raise her sword to block in front of her.

Bang!

Zheng Anqi had already re-condensed his protective True Qi around his body in mid-air, but it was difficult to stop the momentum of being thrown by Li Miao. He smashed into Zheng Qi's sword edge; if not for his protective True Qi, he would have been cut in half!

Zheng Qi's face suddenly flushed red, then turned white. Her two feet drew two trenches several yards long on the ground, but she still couldn't stop the retreat!

"So heavy!"

"So fierce!"

Both of their hearts sank in unison.

Zheng Anqi finally regained his center of gravity, backhanded a palm strike onto Zheng Qi's long sword, and was about to land after a flip, but in mid-air, his pupils suddenly shrank!

Li Miao's claw had already reached his face!

"He hasn't cultivated 'Xuanlan' to completion, he shouldn't be able to break my protective True Qi! This is instead an opportunity to use protective True Qi to control him!"

The thought had just formed in his mind when his face was already gripped by Li Miao. Zheng Anqi raised his hand to grab Li Miao's arm, and his protective True Qi climbed up, about to wrap Li Miao's arm inside!

Just an inch away, and he could control Li Miao! A trace of complacency appeared in Zheng Anqi's eyes.

But the next moment, his vision blurred again.

"Again!"

Zheng Anqi gritted his teeth and was helplessly swung up by Li Miao again, smashing toward Zheng Qi.

"His 'Life' path is not right! Clearly I am the one who cultivates both Nature and Life, yet his strength is simply impossible to contend with! If this continues, he can't hurt me, but I can't hurt him either!"

In mid-air, Zheng Anqi's thoughts turned rapidly. Behind him, Zheng Qi's cold voice suddenly came.

"Join forces with me."

The long sword was pressed against his back, but it was no longer the sword edge, but the sword spine. The soft force first retracted, barely stopping his momentum, and then released, bouncing him toward the ground at a constant speed.

Zheng Anqi tapped his toe and landed on the ground. Before he could turn his head, a sword hum came from behind him, grazing his side and pointing at the fist Li Miao was thrusting!

"I'll take the conditions you just mentioned! Kill him, restart the dharma ritual, you and I will cultivate to perfection, and then we will decide life and death!"

"With him here, the dharma ritual cannot be completed, and neither of us can cultivate Xuanlan; kill him, and we can have another go!"

Zheng Qi's voice poured out like a string of firecrackers, and her long sword had already collided with Li Miao's fist, making the sound of metal clashing!

Zheng Anqi narrowed his eyes and, without the slightest hesitation, threw himself forward and slapped Li Miao's shoulder with a palm!

Zheng Qi was right; today they were fighting for the results of the dharma ritual. With Li Miao here, the dharma ritual had no possibility of success! Kill Li Miao, and then worry about the rest!

Two offensives, two heavenly beings who cultivated both Nature and Life!

Together, they killed toward Li Miao!

The corners of Li Miao's mouth suddenly curled up: "That's more like it!"

"Come on!"

His figure suddenly blurred, and he pounced forward like a hungry tiger. The long sword grazed his side, and Li Miao's hands suddenly gripped Zheng Qi's shoulders!

Bang!

Zheng Qi was pressed entirely to the ground! Li Miao smashed a fist toward her chest, so fast that it even outpaced the speed of her protective True Qi's return!

Zheng Qi's protective True Qi was not as thick as Zheng Anqi's to begin with, and most of it was wrapped around the long sword. Relying only on the thin layer on her chest, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to block Li Miao's punch!

Zheng Anqi flashed behind Li Miao and slapped Li Miao's back with a palm silently, but he had no intention of blocking Li Miao at all.

To him, the best result was obviously for Li Miao to finish off Zheng Qi, and then he would slap Li Miao to death with one palm, playing the role of the oriole! As for cooperation, he never had any sincerity!

"Heh."

At this very moment, Li Miao sneered.

The fist smashing toward Zheng Qi's chest suddenly separated, and a claw dug into Zheng Qi's flesh, gripping her ribs!

Then he swung her fiercely, smashing her toward Zheng Anqi behind him!

Zheng Anqi and Zheng Qi both gritted their teeth fiercely.

"How many more times are you going to do this, damn you!"